2016. Minimal; The hotly tipped debut album of Amsterdam-based duo WEVAL. When Kompakt came across Amsterdam-based Harm Coolen and Merijn Schotte Albers aka WEVAL back in 2014, we were blown away when we heard their slow-burning, darkly emotive tracks. Their debut EP "Half Age" on Atomnation featured painfully intimate and surprisingly kinetic electronic chamber pop that convinced us they were a perfect fit in Kompakt's family. Following two widely acclaimed EPs for Kompakt and playing numerous festivals including DGTL, Reeperbahn, Iceland Airwaves and Piknic Electronik, we now see the two tackle their self-titled debut full-length WEVAL. What you have before you is not a mere collection of tracks, but a complete listening experience with organic flow, emotional heft and a narrative thread. Weval draw their inspirations from no single genre of music but a cumulation of music that inspires them. The results present an astonishingly coherent vision - cuts like the dramatic THE BATTLE, bass growler I DON'T NEED

Tracks

1. Intro 2. The battle 3. I don't need it 4. Square people 5. Madness 6. Ways to go 7. You're mine 8. Days 9. Just in case 10. You made it [Part I] 11. You made it [Part II] 12. Years to build